
Photo courtesy American Plant Life Soc. 
THE LATE THEODORE L. MEAD, 1852-1936 of Oviedo, Fla., pioneer 
plantsman and hybridizer of Florida, close friend and cooperator with the late 
Dr. Henry Nehrling, in the raising of new strains and varieties of Hybrid 
Amaryllis, Fancy Leaved Caladiums, Crinums, Orchids, etc., some of which 
remain as outstanding to this day. 
